The anniversary was expected to go mostly without commemoration in Jackson itself. But, less than an hour's drive to the west, a program about the battle was presented Tuesday evening at the Vicksburg National Military Park.

The National Park Service said an estimated 1,136 people were killed, wounded or missing in action in the Battle of Jackson: 286 Union and 850 Confederate.

When Jackson fell, Union forces destroyed rail lines and burned businesses that provided canvas and other supplies to Confederate forces.

The battle was part of the military campaign that eventually led to the surrender of Vicksburg, a strategically important city by the Mississippi River.

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